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Michigan Eagle Scouts in 1929, including President Gerald Ford at age 16. Scouting in Michigan has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, ...
Michigan Crossroads Council's early map of their 4 Field Service Councils. The Scouting program in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan saw a drastic drop in membership beginning in the early 2000s. The decrease in population was due to the economy in Michigan and the resulting out-migration of population, jobs and industry.
Michigan: 1919: 1923: Benton Harbor and St Joseph 258 258: Berrien-Cass Area Council: Saint Joseph: Michigan: 1929: 1941: Southwestern Michigan 258 504: Berwick Council: Berwick: Pennsylvania: 1920: 1924: Columbia County and Montour County 504 498: Bethlehem Area Council: Bethlehem: Pennsylvania: 1941: 1968: Merged with Lehigh County 729 and ...
It served Scout troops from Flint, MI and the surrounding suburbs, as well as out-of-council troops from Illinois and Missouri. Troops camped out and participated in staff-led activities such as the Water Carnival and flag ceremonies. Scouts also earned merit badges like Archery, Rifle Shooting, Canoeing, Climbing, and Wilderness Survival.
Lost Lake Scout Reservation (LLSR) was a 2,385-acre (10 km 2) camp located in Freeman Township, Clare County in Northern Michigan. LLSR was a Boy Scout Camp and was the fourth of four pieces of property owned by the Great Lakes Field Service Council. It was purchased for $350,000 in 1964.
BSA Councils in Michigan. The President Ford FSC serves Scouts in Western Michigan. The field service council is divided into districts: Eagle Spirit District serving youth in the Kent, Ionia, and Barry counties; Lakeshore District serving youth in the Allegan, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties and school districts of Grandville and Byron Center
The Ideal Scout, a 1937 statue by R. Tait McKenzie in front of the Bruce S. Marks Scout Resource Center in the Cradle of Liberty Council in Philadelphia. Scouting in the United States is dominated by 1 million-member Scouting America and the Girl Scouts of the USA and other associations that are recognized by one of the international Scouting organizations.
The decrease in population was due to the economy in Michigan and the resulting out-migration of population, jobs and industry. The Area 2 Project was created in 2010 and studied the impact on Scouting and presented the Crossroads Recommendation, which proposed that the ten councils in Michigan merge into one large council.